Posts by eric garneau

We all know reality TV is not that "real," right? That's especially true when winning or losing a competition's at stake. You just can't trust anything you see in these shows; often contestants work the game as much as they can to optimize their chances ... More →

Graphic Detail reviews a new graphic novel or trade paperback release every week.
If you like geeky things, you've probably accepted by now that crossovers just happen. Aliens and Predators? The Justice League and the Avengers? The Flintstones and the Jetsons? At some point, two things ... More →

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BOOK OF THE WEEK: Animal Man #11: While titular hero Buddy Baker's stuck in the limbo-like realm of the Red, the rest of his family's back on Earth and under a serious threat from the Rot, the Red's natural enemy. Buddy's got to get back ... More →

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The Beginning: This episode starts by cleaning up some of the fallout from last week, as lovebird contestants Aylin and Charlie discuss their relationship… or lack thereof. We open on them having set some "ground rules" about the future of their interactions, which include things ... More →

About a year ago, DC Comics announced their "New 52" initiative, a hard reboot of their entire line of superhero comics that would, in theory, make every one of their books accessible to a new, broad audience who wouldn't have to know anything about their ... More →

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Earlier this week it was announced that after Bruce Wayne takes care of the evil secret society of Owls that has been plaguing Gotham City, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Batman will turn its attention back to the Dark Knight's premiere enemy: the Joker. Starting ... More →

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Each week Graphic Detail reviews a new graphic novel or trade paperback collection.
If you're someone who follows comics pretty regularly (like this writer), you may have heard some seriously positive buzz about writer Matt Fraction's new take on Marvel's classic Defenders concept. ... More →

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Comics Catch compiles short reviews of new comics worth reading each week.
BOOK OF THE WEEK: Batman Incorporated #2: A few months ago, readers learned the startling twist behind all five years of Grant Morrison's mega-Bat epic... this whole time, the misery in Bruce Wayne's ... More →

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The Beginning: Once again Glee Project gets right to the action with Glee casting director Robert Ulrich—who always seems happy, have you noticed?—coming to announce the latest theme/challenge for the contestants, which happens to be sexuality. As you might expect, this season's breakout flirt Aylin's ... More →